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I’ve been neglecting the blog. After a well-rested vacation, I came home to a lot of work and have just been so busy. When I saw the prompts for August, I knew I had to at least do this one. But of course, I forgot and didn’t get to it. So this is me, sharing some of my favourite fandom phrases/quotes a week later.

FRIENDS – “If you know it through a wall, you know it too well!”

I love Friends. What else is there to say? As far as phrases go, I feel like I always say “Could you BE…?” and half the times I say “Oh my god”, I hear Janice’s voice. And I will find an excuse to yell “PIVOT!” But this is one of my favourite lines because, well, doesn’t it just explain us as fans? I mean you watch or hear something often enough, and you can just figure it out from just about anywhere/anything? We’ve all been there.

ONE TREE HILL – “Always and forever”

I loved OTH, but more than anything on that show, I loved Naley. This line was them, and I’m tearing up just looking at that gif.

FRINGE – “You belong with me”

Speaking of lines that make me cry…I mean, like come on, Olivia and Peter! The way she said it just kills me every time I watch it.

NIKITA – “Live the lie until the lie becomes your life”

I could’ve continued the sappiness, and pick a Nikita/Michael quote, but this one is just so meaningful. Being spies/undercover agents, they have to forget who they are and take on these roles. Sometimes they have to immerse themselves into their cover, that it does become their life. It’s a quote that gets said a lot on the show, and as the characters grew, so did the meaning of the quote.

HAPPY ENDINGS – “Suh cyuht”

So many quotables! But I have found myself incorporating “Suh cyuht” (“So cute”, Penny and Alex-style) and also “A-Mah-Zing” into my life a lot. It’s kind of just engrained in me at this point.

HONOURABLE MENTION:

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER – “On your left!”

Every time I hear the words “on your left”, no matter the context, I instantly picture this scene and just laugh.

I must say, I’m having a lot of fun doing these 5 Fandom Friday posts! This week, in honour of Valentine’s Day (even if I think it’s a totally overrated “holiday” but mainly due to the fact that I’m perpetually single and a pessimist), it’s all about the fictional couples we ship. The pessimist that I am, is still kind of a hopeless romantic, at least when it comes to my favourite fictional couples of past and present. (Although by the looks of it, I don’t really ship any current couples. At least not more than these couples of shows past.)

1.) Nikita and Michael, Nikita

OBVIOUSLY. Favourite show, favourite couple. They would do anything for each other, which includes taking the blame for assassinating POTUS and going on the run – normal couple stuff.

2.) Haley and Nathan, One Tree Hill

Naley had just about everything happen to them in the course of 9 seasons, with so many ups and downs, and somehow managed to make it through okay, while raising two decent human beings.

3.) Pam and Jim, The Office

Do I need to even say anything? It’s Jam! We all pretty much want what they had.

4.) Olivia and Peter, Fringe

Alternate universes be damned! These two were just meant to be together! And then they had a kid that grew up to be a Disney princess 😉

5.) Tami and Eric, Friday Night Lights

I didn’t watch Friday Night Lights until well after it had aired, but once I finally got around to it, I understood what everyone was talking about. In particular, the relationship and utter awesomeness that is Mr. and Mrs. Coach. They were a real couple, who were not perfect but worked out their issues like the adults they were.

6.) Jane and Brad, Happy Endings

So I seemingly have trouble with keeping my lists to 5, but I HAD to include Jane and Brad! Those two crazies just got each other and funny as hell.

Not everything has to be about romantic relationships though, so in that spirit, a bonus 5 non-romantic/totally platonic pairings I love. Because sometimes the best relationships are awesome friendships.

1.) Leslie and Ron, Parks and Recreation

For 6.5 seasons, we’ve seen these workplace acquaintances grow into a wonderful friendship based on mutual respect. Ron and Leslie are complete opposites, particularly when it comes to government things, but they always seem to find common ground somewhere (i.e. their love of breakfast food).

2.) Abbie and Ichabod, Sleepy Hollow

I know there are many hardcore Ichabbie shippers, who want more out of that relationship, but frankly, I truly enjoy the fact that they are friends. The rapport that they have is like no other.

3.) Zoe and Lavon, Hart of Dixie

For all the crazy antics that happen on Hart of Dixie, it’s nice to see such a great friendship grow right from the get-go. Lavon was the first person in Bluebell to accept Zoe into the fold, but more than that, they get each other’s quirks and will begrudgingly go along with the other’s crazy plans.

4.) Harvey and Mike, Suits

The show is built on this bromance! Their natural camaraderie/chemistry is what really shines through, with Harvey sticking out his neck time and time again to save Mike’s secret from getting out. Plus, all the teasing and talking in movie quotes! They’re the best.

5.) Nikita and Alex, Nikita

From the very beginning, these two had each other’s back. Even when they were seemingly on the outs, they were still there for each other. And when Nikita needed help at the end to take down all the members of The Group, she didn’t turn to Michael, she went to Alex. Supportive while kicking ass along the way – what more do you want?

For this week’s Fandom Friday, we talk about cons! All in all, I’m actually pretty new to the Con scene but here are the conventions I’ve been to or want to go to.

San Diego Comic Con [Attended]: The big one. Back in 2012, I decided once and for all that I wanted to go to SDCC and just kinda put it out there that that’s what I was thinking about. Soon enough, my cousin agreed to go with me! We made the trip in 2013, quickly decided to go back in 2014, and we already have our badges for 2015!

Austin Television Festival [Wishlist]: It may be called a festival but ATX acts pretty darn close to a convention. It’s only been around for a few years but every year, it seems to just get better and better with its conversations/panels with actors, writers, etc. from shows past and present.

Toronto Comic Con [Attended]: 2014 was the first year I ever attended TCC. Surprisingly, the close proximity of it to where I live made me picky about whether or not I wanted to go. Plus, me being into the Hollywood/TV/movie side of things, I was only going to go if it was gonna be worth my time. And the only reason I went in 2014 (and for only one day)? Tatiana Maslany and Jordan Gavaris from Orphan Black were going to be there. That’s all I needed.

One Tree Hill Convention [Wishlist]: There is a convention dedicated to OTH AND its in Paris? Who wouldn’t want to go to that? Though I’d settle for just going to the OTH convention that will be happening in Wilmington, NC this year. In relation to all this, how was there a convention in Europe for OTH before the U.S., or in Wilmington until now?

Fan Expo Canada [Attended]: Like TCC, I have been very choosey about going to Fan Expo, all based on which celebs were going to be there and on what days. I first went in 2012 to test the Con waters, and to make sure going to SDCC was something I really wanted to do. So in 2012, I went to see Nelsan Ellis from True Blood and Julie Benz from Dexter (this was before both shows went off the air and I was still a fan). In 2013, after conquering SDCC, I made a solid plan to see/meet Stephen Amell, Gina Torres, and the Covert Affairs cast. In 2014? I volunteered! Worked all weekend so I didn’t actually get to enjoy the show, but still managed some celeb spotting.

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of all things entertainment, so when music intersects with movies or TV, I get super nerdy about it. Last September at TIFF, I saw a movie called Can A Song Save Your Life? and instantly fell in love with it and the music in it. Fast forward some 10 months and the movie finally gets released under a new name Begin Again and I FINALLY got my hands on the soundtrack, so I could just listen to all the songs over and over again. It is certainly something special when the right song (whether written specifically for the movie or not) is played at the right moment and encapsulates the feeling of that entire scene or becomes synonymous with that movie/show.

So with that being said, here are some of my personal favourite songs from TV and movies

Adam Levine/Keira Knightley,Lost Stars [Begin Again] – I’m sure I’ve said it enough at this point, but I LOVE this song. I keep alternating between Adam’s version and Keira’s version. There’s such a sweetness in Keira’s version that plays to how the song was written within the context of the movie. Adam’s more polished version of the song presents itself later in the movie, showing character growth with a slight sense of nostalgia.

Switchfoot, Dare You to Move [One Tree Hill] – I could have gone the easy route and just picked “I Don’t Want to Be” because if you think OTH, you think of that song. With “Dare You to Move,” I actually remember hearing it in A Walk to Remember first, but always associate it with OTH + Nathan & Haley, their memorable kiss in the rain.

Nada Surf, If You Leave [The O.C.] – Again, it would’ve been too easy to put “California” or even “Hallelujah” but instead I had to put “If You Leave.” Who could forget the scene with Seth playing out the cliche of running to the airport, chasing after Anna, thinking that she’s moving back to Pittsburgh because of him?

Gina Rene, U Must Be [Step Up] – Ahhh Step Up, the movie that brought Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan together. It was a pivotal scene, with Nora telling Tyler how she imagined her senior showcase, and then they dance with the sunset in the background. It’s all cute and romantic, and stuff.

Michael Jackson, The Way You Make Me Feel/Ruff Endz, If I Was the One/Jamiroquai, Canned Heat [Center Stage] – So I’m cheating a little bit here, putting three songs for one movie. BUT, these three songs were used for the finale piece in Center Stage! They go together! And I can’t listen to any one of these songs without immediately playing the scene in my head, picturing the choreography.

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, La Cumparsita (Remix) [Take the Lead] – For some reason, I’ve always loved watching a good tango, so I’ve always loved the song, even if I didn’t know what it was called when I was younger. Then Take the Lead came out and featured this AMAZING trio tango with a remixed version of La Cumparsita, which kind of became my everything. The classic tango song, updated with a hip-hop flavour, which was part of what made the movie unique.

Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty, Let Me Be Your Star [Smash] – Let this be one of the few good things to come out of Smash. The pilot capped off with this wonderful song, that set the stage for the rest of the show. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there. But hey, at least we got this song and Megan Hilty from that mess.

Oscar Isaac, Never Had [10 Years] – Oscar Isaac actually wrote this song for the movie (an underrated gem about friends meeting up for their high school reunion), where he plays Reeves, a musician with this hit song. The song keeps getting talked about throughout the movie, until Reeves gets convinced to karaoke his own song. The song has a great nostalgic tone that was obviously meant to work with the movie. Just watch it.

Dianna Agron & Lea Michele, I Feel Pretty/Unpretty [Glee] – There once was a time when I loved Glee, before it all went to shit. I particularly loved it most when they actually picked songs that worked itself organically into the story, and not just them doing songs for the sake of it. The performance is actually still one of my favourites that they did, which was in season 2, and dealt with Rachel’s want to get her nose fixed.

Jason Segel, You Just Got Slapped [How I Met Your Mother] – Now for something fun and silly. Because creating Slapsgiving wasn’t enough, the HIMYM gang created this tune to commemorate the occasion in season 3.

Orishas ft. Heather Headley, Represent Cuba [Dirty Dancing Havana Nights] – I stand by my “I don’t really like the movie, but I love the soundtrack.” I just love this song.

Sara Bareilles, Breathe Again [The Vampire Diaries] – There once was also a time when I loved The Vampire Diaries. Now season 1, their music supervisor had already established himself with some really good song choices. But I remember distinctly the first half of season 2, where I thought they were just on a complete roll with the music. They used this fantastic Sara Bareilles song as the coda in episode 4.

Jonathan Groff/Kyle Riabko, Left Behind [Spring Awakening] – It’s a poignant song in the musical, with Melchior lamenting Moritz’ death, wondering what led to it including Moritz’ parents’ treatment of him. Obviously I love the original version as sung by Jonathan Groff, but there’s also a soulful quality to Kyle Riabko’s version which he did on his own album.

Florence + the Machine, Cosmic Love [Nikita] – Season 1, Episode 17: Michael goes to see Nikita and realizes she was right all along when it came to Division. They kiss and that was the beginning of Mikita. I sigh just thinking about it.

Today, April 4th, 2012, One Tree Hill will air its final episode. 9 seasons. 187 episodes. Not bad at all for a show that fell in the shadows of the more high-profile teen drama The O.C. when they both premiered in the fall of 2003. While The O.C. was about the lives of rich teenagers + their families, and the outsider who changed their world, OTH was a more grounded drama (despite some of the crazy plotlines that it might be known for). Really, both shows couldn’t have been more different. But now we’re here with OTH ending only now after so many years of being on the brink of cancellation. OTH really was the little show that could, thriving when so many had shot it down.

When OTH first began, it was about Lucas and Nathan, 2 brothers related only by the same father, Dan. Their struggles to come to terms that they are related and their shared love of basketball, along with the usual teenage problems. But really, at the heart of this show was the idea of family and its many forms. Karen being a single mom to Lucas. Uncle Keith, also Dan’s brother, who acted as a father figure to Lucas. Dan, Deb, and Nathan and their tattered version of family. Brooke, completely distant with her family. Peyton, having only her father Larry, who was also away for work a lot. Actually, Haley was the only one with a pretty stable family, but we didn’t really meet them until later. So in a show that at its core was about family, we watched these friends become family to each other. Lucas and Nathan were nowhere near friends at the beginning and slowly embraced the idea that they were family. Haley and Lucas were already best friends, and truly became family when Haley married Nathan. Peyton and Brooke were also best friends and family to each other, because of their lack of real family.

We watched the struggles of the characters as they developed from teenagers to adults, which was made all the more real in season 5, when the series fast forwarded past the “college years” and into adulthood.

One of the greatest things about OTH is that, while you have these wonderfully grounded characters and at times truly real drama, at other times these characters are thrown into ridiculous scenarios/plotlines. We’ve had honest to goodness real drama over the years: high school in general, the school shooting with Jimmy, Lucas’ health issues, Naley’s teen marriage, Peyton meeting her birth mom who then died of breast cancer, Brooke trying to adopt, the multitude of careers, and again, family. On the other hand, we have also had a multitude of crazy plots that fans have come to appreciate over the years for being pure OTH: Psycho stalker Derek, Psycho nanny Carrie, Dan’s heart troubles (most notably that time when an EMT dropped a cooler containing the heart Dan was supposed to receive and a dog ate it), Psycho doppelganger Katie. Can’t forget to mention the long-running “joke” that everyone gets into some sort of car accident (I think the official count is 5 within the 9 years).

The heart of the show never changed, but after original castmembers Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton left at the end of season 6, the show did feel a little different. Maybe because Chad was such an integral part of the show from the beginning, to see him leave, it just felt weird. Austin Nichols’ Julian Baker, a recurring character from season 6, became a regular for season 7. The show added Robert Buckley as Nathan’s agent, Clay Evans, as well as Shantel VanSanten as Haley’s sister, Quinn. I can’t quite put a finger on it, but I look at the show now and I just see a somewhat different show than what it used to be. Maybe because the characters actually grew up and matured (although even at the beginning, beyond the usual teenage problems, all the characters were kind of old souls). Or maybe it’s the fact that I grew up too, alongside these characters through high school, university, and now the “real world”. You know what? I’m going to stick to that – the show feels different because it allowed all the characters to grow and allowed us fans to grow with them.

One of the best aspects of One Tree Hill was definitely the music. I don’t think I have ever seen a show that integrates music like OTH has for the past 9 seasons. Music wasn’t just part of the background; at times music was a part of the storyline, just as much as basketball was in those early years. The producers obviously caught on to the fact that they had an incredible talent in Bethany Joy Lenz, who plays Haley and is also a singer-songwriter. We heard Joy/Haley sing in the first season and that became part of her story, where she eventually went on tour and then in these later years, took over Red Bedroom Records. We also had Bryan Greenberg who played Jake, a fellow Raven and one-time Peyton love interest, sing a few times while he was on the show. Nowadays, Bryan balances his acting career with a solid music career (he’s got 2 albums out, and working on a third). Then we had Peyton, who was just in love with music – music was a part of everything she was. The funny part of this (to me at least) was that Hilarie Burton came from being an MTV VJ to working on the show. Now Peyton was a character that really brought music to the forefront, from being in charge of bringing bands/artists to play Tric to creating the aforementioned Red Bedroom Records.

Speaking of bands and artists that came into the world of Tree Hill, I really think it’s safe to say that because of its integration of music, the show was a master of cross-promotion. Sure you had some acts like Sheryl Crow, Fall Out Boy and Lupe Fiasco who came onto the show just to perform. But then you had the likes of Tyler Hilton, Kate Voegele, Michael Grubbs, and Laura Izibor, real artists who were written into the show with characters of their own – Chris Keller, Mia Catalano, Grubbs (bartender at Tric) and Erin – and this is alongside Bethany, Bryan, and Jana Kramer. When any of these characters released a song or album in the show, their counterparts actually did release the song/album in real life. Our first real proof of the OTH cross-promotion was in the second season when we saw Haley decide to go on tour with The Wreckers & Chris Keller, despite the strain that it caused to her marriage with Nathan. The plotline was not just some storytelling device – Bethany, The Wreckers and Tyler actually did a concert tour in real life, and were sometimes joined by Bryan and Gavin DeGraw. After that in the third season, we saw a storyline involving Peyton and her birth mom, Ellie, putting together a benefit album for breast cancer; that was subsequently released as the second soundtrack for the series titled “Friends With Benefit.” The third soundtrack for the show, “The Road Mix”, got released coinciding with episode 4×17, where the gang (appropriately enough) go on a road trip to save Mouth and Rachel. Then within season 8, we saw OTH do a little cross-promotion with another one of The CW’s shows, Life Unexpected, with Haley and Mia performing at a music festival sponsored by the radio station where 2 of LUX’s characters work. See? Master cross-promoters.

I’ll end this post with one of the main reasons why I fell in love with this show in the first place. Throughout most of the first 5 seasons and then sporadically in the last 4 seasons, One Tree Hill gave us quotes by famous writers or sort of the inner monologues of some of the characters to cap off an episode. Sometimes we even got really thoughtful lines within the episodes. Without a doubt, I loved these quotes. For me, I look to these as inspiration, as it would to the characters. I also saw these as one of the ways in which the show was different from other teen dramas; it drove the point that OTH had a lot of heart and soul, and was about so much more than the typical teenage drama. It might not have been a critically acclaimed show, but for a lot of us fans, we grew up with these characters watching this show. There’s nothing but love for the series that showed us that whatever life throws your way, whether it be accidents, psychos or loss of a loved one, you’ll come out the other side stronger and wiser.

WHITEY: There’s no shame in being afraid. Hell, we’re all afraid. What you’ve got to do is figure out what you’re afraid of. Because when you put a face on it, you can beat it. Or better yet, you can use it.

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible. It is yours. – Ayn Rand

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be, For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeoning of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears, Looms but the Horror of the shade. And yet the menace of the years,
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. – William Ernest Henley

Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. – Ida Scott Taylor

ELLIE: Every song has a coda, a final movement. Whether it fades out or crashes away. Every song ends. But is that any reason not to enjoy the music? The truth is, there is nothing to be afraid of. It’s just life.

WHITEY: Looking back on what I said all those years ago, all the hopes and dreams I had, I’ve come to the conclusion that if having things turn out the way you wanted them to as a measure of a successful life, then some would say I’m a failure. The important thing is not to be bitter over life’s disappointments. Learn to let go of the past and recognize that everyday won’t be sunny. And when you find yourself lost in the darkness of despair, remember that it’s only in the black of night, you see the stars. And those stars will lead you back home. So don’t be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble and fall, cause most of the time, the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. Maybe you don’t get everything you wish for, maybe you’ll get more than you could’ve imagined. Who knows where life will take you? The road is long and in the end, the journey is the destination.

NATHAN (V.O.): You know it’s been said that we just don’t recognize the significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. We grow complacent with ideas, or things or people and we take them for granted and it’s usually not until that thing is about to be taken away from you that you’ve realized how wrong you’ve been that you realized how much you need it, how much you love it. God, I love this game.

Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live…Before they know it…time runs out. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

When so many are lonely…as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish…to be lonely alone. – Tennessee Williams

Who knows what true happiness is, not the conventional word, but the naked terror. To the lonely themselves, that wears a mask, the most miserable outcast, hugs some memory, or some illusion. – Joseph Conrad

Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. Time takes it all, time bears it away, and in the end there is only darkness. Sometimes we find others in that darkness, and sometime we lose them there again. – Stephen King

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream, and he sometimes wondered whose it was, and whether they were enjoying it. – Douglas Adams

To be nobody but yourself, in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle in which any human being can fight and never stop fighting. – E.E. Cummings

PEYTON (V.O.): At this moment, there are six billion, four hundred seventy million, eight hundred eighteen thousand, six hundred seventy one people in the world. Some… are running scared. Some… are coming home. Some tell lies to make it through the day. Others are just not facing the truth. Some are evil men, at war with good. And some are good, struggling with evil. Six billion people in the world – six billion souls. And sometimes…All you need is one.

Live each season as it passes – breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit-and resign yourself to the influences of each. – Henry David Thoreau

There is no privacy that cannot be penetrated. No secret can be kept in a civilised world. Society is a masked ball, where everyone hides his real character, then reveals it by hiding. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

LUCAS (V.O.): Tree Hill is just a place somewhere in the world. Maybe it’s a lot like your world. Maybe it’s nothing like it. But if you look closely, you might find someone like you. Someone trying to find their way. Someone trying to find their place. Someone trying to find their self. Sometimes it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one in the world who’s struggling, who’s frustrated, or unsatisfied or barely getting by. But that feeling’s a lie. And if you just hold on, just find the courage to face it all for another day, someone or something will find you and make it all okay. Because we all need a little help sometimes. Someone to help us hear the music in the world. To remind us that it won’t always be this way. That someone is out there and that someone will find you.

LUCAS (V.O.): There are moments in our lives where we find ourselves at a crossroads. Afraid, confused, without a roadmap. The choices we make in those moments can define the rest of our days. Of course, when faced with the unknown, most of us prefer to turn around and go back. But once in a while, people push on to something better. Something found just beyond the pain of going it alone. And just beyond the bravery, the courage it takes to let someone in, or to give someone a second chance. Something beyond the quiet persistence of a dream. Because it’s only when you’re tested that you truly discover who you are. And it’s only when you’re tested that you discover who you can be. The person you want to be does exist. Somewhere on the other side of hard work and faith and belief and beyond the heartache and fear of what lays ahead.

LUCAS (V.O.): There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment, you must choose your direction. Will you fight to stay on path? Will others tell you who you are? Or will you label yourself? Will you be haunted by your choice? Or will you embrace your new path? Each morning you choose to move forward or simply give up. There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment who will you be? Will you let down your defenses, and find solace in someone unexpected? Will you reach out? Will you face your greatest fear bravely? And move forward with faith. Or will you succumb to the darkness in your soul?

HALEY (V.O.): You can choose to blame your circumstances on fate or bad luck or bad choices. Or you can fight back. Things aren’t always going to be fair in the real world. That’s just the way it is. But for the most part, you get what you give. Rest of your life is being shaped right now. With the dreams you chase….The choices you make….and the person you decide to be. The rest of your life is a long time. And the rest of your life starts right now.

Collective Quotes (From Episodes 2×22 & 2×23)

LUCAS: And Hansel said to Gretel, “Let us drop these breadcrumbs so that together we find our way home, because losing our way would be the most cruel of things.” This year, I lost my way.

NATHAN: And losing your way on the journey is unfortunate, but losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

PEYTON: The journey lasted eight months. Sometimes I traveled alone. Sometimes there were others who took the wheel… and took my heart. But when the destination was reached, it wasn’t me who arrived… it wasn’t me at all.

BROOKE: And once you lose yourself you have two choices: find the person you used to be or lose that person completely

MOUTH: Because sometimes we have to step outside the person you’ve been, and remember the person you are meant to be. The person you wanted to be. The person you are.

BROOKE: George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.” Clearly, Shaw had his heart broken once or twice.

NATHAN: As far as I’m concerned, Shaw was a punk, ’cause you know what? Tragedies happen. What are you gonna do? Give up? Quit? No. I realize now that when your heart breaks, you gotta fight like hell to make sure you’re still alive. Because you are… and that pain you feel, it’s life. The confusion and fear, that’s there to remind you that somewhere out there is something better… and that something is worth fighting for.

HALEY: This year, I got everything I wanted and everything I wished for but, in a way, I lost even more.

LUCAS: Shaw was right. As we strain to grasp the things we desire, the things that we think will make our lives better—money, popularity, fame—we ignore what truly matters—the simple things— like friendship, family, love—the things we probably already had.

PEYTON: Yes, losing your heart’s desire is tragic… but gaining your heart’s desire… it’s all you can hope for. This year, I wished for love. To immerse myself in someone else, and to wake a heart long afraid to feel. My wish was granted… and if having that is tragic, then give me tragedy. Because I wouldn’t give it back for the world.

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